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Richard Brodeur
Born (1952-09-15) September 15, 1952 (age 71)
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
New York Islanders
Vancouver Canucks
Hartford Whalers
NHL Draft 97th overall, 1972
New York Islanders
Playing career 1972–1988

Richard "King Richard", "Kermit" Brodeur[1] (born September 15, 1952), is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Brodeur was born in Longueuil, Quebec and grew up in Montreal, Quebec.

Playing career

Brodeur was selected in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders, but chose instead to play in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques, for whom he played for seven seasons. The 1975–76 season was his best; he played 69 games and won 44 of them. In 1976–77, he helped his team win the Avco World Trophy.

When the WHA folded following the 1978–79 season, he was protected as one of the Nordiques' priority selections, then was traded to the Islanders for Göran Högosta.[2] However, he only played two games for them as he was the third goalie behind Billy Smith and Chico Resch, and was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in 1980. In his second season with the Canucks, he guided the team during their playoff run to the finals, which they lost to Brodeur's old team, the Islanders.

Brodeur was selected to play in the 1983 All-Star Game, but couldn't play due to an ear injury suffered in Toronto three days earlier. He remained with the Canucks for almost eight seasons, then was traded near the end of the 1987–88 NHL season to the Hartford Whalers, where he ended his NHL career. He was the last active NHL player from the WHA's inaugural season, and the last to have played in all seven seasons of the WHA's existence.

After his retirement, he founded his own hockey school in the Vancouver area. He also briefly worked as an analyst on Quebec Nordiques French TV telecasts.

He has been noted as the goaltender on whom Wayne Gretzky scored the most goals, with 29.[3]

Awards

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Personal life

Brodeur is an artist, using oil on canvas, and has had several shows at Diskin Galleries in Vancouver.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1970–71 Verdun Maple Leafs QJHL 6 1 4 1 360 47 0 7.83 .813 — — — — — — — — —
1970–71 Cornwall Royals QJHL 35 — — — 2100 144 0 4.11 .879 — — — — — — — — —
1971–72 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 58 — — — 3481 170 5 2.93 .914 16 12 3 1 960 44 0 2.75 .922
1971–72 Cornwall Royals M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 3 2 1 — 179 4 1 1.34 —
1972–73 Quebec Nordiques WHA 24 5 14 2 1288 102 0 4.75 .861 — — — — — — — — —
1973–74 Quebec Nordiques WHA 30 15 12 1 1607 89 1 3.32 .901 — — — — — — — — —
1973–74 Maine Nordiques NAHL 16 10 5 1 927 47 0 3.04 — — — — — — — — — —
1974–75 Quebec Nordiques WHA 51 29 21 0 2938 188 0 3.90 .892 15 8 7 — 906 48 1 3.18 .913
1975–76 Quebec Nordiques WHA 69 44 21 2 3967 244 2 3.69 .890 5 1 4 — 299 22 0 4.41 —
1976–77 Quebec Nordiques WHA 53 29 18 2 2906 167 2 3.45 .880 17 12 5 — 1007 55 1 3.28 .882
1977–78 Quebec Nordiques WHA 36 18 15 2 1962 121 0 3.70 .892 11 5 5 — 622 38 1 3.67 —
1978–79 Quebec Nordiques WHA 42 25 13 3 2433 126 3 3.11 .901 3 0 2 — 114 14 0 7.37 —
1979–80 New York Islanders NHL 2 1 0 0 80 6 0 4.50 .829 — — — — — — — — —
1979–80 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 46 22 19 5 2722 131 4 2.88 — 6 3 3 — 357 12 1 2.02 —
1980–81 Vancouver Canucks NHL 52 17 18 16 3024 177 0 3.51 .884 3 0 3 — 185 13 0 4.22 .852
1981–82 Vancouver Canucks NHL 52 20 18 12 3010 168 2 3.35 .891 17 11 6 — 1089 49 0 2.70 .917
1982–83 Vancouver Canucks NHL 58 21 26 8 3291 208 0 3.79 .873 3 0 3 — 193 13 0 4.04 .849
1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 36 10 21 5 2110 141 1 4.01 .868 4 1 3 — 222 12 1 3.24 .896
1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51 16 27 6 2930 228 0 4.67 .855 — — — — — — — — —
1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 4 3 0 1 249 13 0 3.13 .898 — — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 19 32 8 3541 240 2 4.07 .861 2 0 2 — 120 12 0 6.00 .848
1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 20 25 5 2972 178 1 3.59 .872 — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 11 3 6 2 668 49 0 4.40 .859 — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 2 0 1 0 99 8 0 4.85 .862 — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 6 4 2 0 339 15 0 2.65 .894 4 1 3 — 199 12 0 3.62 .862
1988–89 Binghamton Whalers AHL 6 1 2 0 222 21 0 5.68 .824 — — — — — — — — —
WHA totals 305 165 114 12 17,101 1037 8 3.64 .889 51 26 23 — 2948 177 3 3.60 —
NHL totals 385 131 175 62 21,966 1410 6 3.85 .872 33 13 30 — 2008 111 1 3.32 .894

"Brodeur's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

References

  1. ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ^ Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. p. 1615. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
  3. ^ Kreiser, John (26 January 2011). "A look at 'The Great One' by the numbers". Edmonton Oilers - Features. NHL.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. ^ "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Richard [Brodeur]". Diskin Galleries. May 9, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

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Preceded bynew award first recipient Winner of the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy 1972 Memorial Cup Succeeded byMark Howe Preceded byDoug Grantand Terry Richardson Winner of the Terry Sawchuk Trophywith Jim Park 1979–80 Succeeded byPaul Harrisonand Ken Ellacott
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